Ayn Rand

common peoples have pondered about the nature of justice morality. In the book “Anthem” by Ayn Rand through her main character of Equality 7-2521, she shows an evolution into an ideal morality. Equalities view of morality is almost as if in a heightened stance since he has the freedom and individuality in his environment to fully develop it but his society contradicts his ethics which are the same as Ayn Rands. Have you ever thought of how your society contributes to who you are and how you…

Over the course of several months a series of events transpire in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand. The narrator, Equality, slowly makes discoveries about the world he lives in and the society he was raised in. In the beginning of the book Equality knows nothing but what was drilled into his brain since birth, but by the end he knows of one thing the leaders did not allow, individuality. After being deprived for many years, Equality is critical of his leaders and rightfully denounces them. In the…

Howard Roark in the book, “The Fountainhead”, is portrayed as a unrealistic hero. Many facts in the book as well as Ayn Rand's essay, “The Goal of My Writing”, support this proclamation. The first piece of evidence is the epoch (1920’s & 1930’s); throughout, the book the odds were always against Roark, also Ayn Rand wanted Roark to be seen as an unrealistic hero, in which she explains her reasoning for it in her essay, “ The Goal of My Writing.”. The Fountainhead takes place in the 1920’s & 30’s…

To be unique means to be oneself and express one’s differences and individuality. Simply imagine a word without differences: everyone has the same beliefs, the same thoughts, the same life. Ayn Rand, the author of Anthem, has included sameness throughout her book, no one has their own talents. In addition to this, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., wrote the characters with a sense of unity. Uniqueness is not common in these stories, however both include similar characters that contain…

the novella Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, the story’s protagonist is Equality 7-2521. Who lives in an era where technology and science have not been delved into due to a higher authority, where self-discovery and performing actions for and by oneself is discouraged. Essentially, Equality 7-2521 lives in a collective society. As one can imagine, where no person has performed experiments or tried to discover knowledge by oneself. In the novella Anthem written by Ayn Rand, the lack of progress in…

In Anthem by Ayn Rand, by striving to pursue his own ambitions in a collectivist society, equality is alienated, revealing individuality as a crucial quality essential for personal success. Firstly, Equality’s assigned profession did not prevent him from letting his curiosity get the best of him, ultimately leading to his accomplishment. He is assigned to be a street sweeper, and “such would have been [his] life” if it weren’t for “[his] curse which drove [him] to [his] crime” (Rand 7). Due to…

parents” ("Superego"). Humans change their perception of values as they grow. This this causes citizens to denounce, and exalt, events and objects in their lives. Equality 7-2521 shifts his feeling about the government throughout the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, from submission, to insurgency, to denouncement. Passivism, submission, and appeasement. These words accurately represent Equality…

The success of the Apollo 11 mission forever changed the idea of “the sky’s the limit.” On July 20, 1969 at 3:39 A.M. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first human beings to walk on the moon. Authors Ayn Rand, William Safire,and The Times all wrote about this world-changing event.These authors effectively communicated their purpose by using rhetorical strategies such as ethos, pathos, and logos. William Safire, President Nixon’s speechwriter, wrote the speech “In event of Moon…

While President Nixon was ecstatic with joy that the mission was going as planned, he had to be prepared to address the nation in case an accident occurred and the men were not returning home. Both Herb Block and Ayn Rand only focused on how the event impacted themselves personally, but Nixon had to be prepared to address not only how failure of the mission would impact the nation as a whole, but the lives of those who were dear to the men lost in the mission to the…

This structured phenomenon enveloped as a heterodox based mind set and redefined the social taboos; for this reason, humanism is always under a conflict. To undertake such compressions, the concept keeps evolving. Ayn Rand is known for writing novels that have redefined the general definition to the humanistic approaches, in fact her novels were so compelling on their theories, that her influence lead to the formation of a new type of humanistic approach called objectivism…